Quiz about Subtest 3 - Science Part I

Question 1

The image below shows what type of circuit?

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The batteries are on a series circuit, and the light bulbs are on a parallel circuit.

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The batteries are on a parallel circuit, and the light bulbs are on a parallel circuit.

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The batteries are on a series circuit, and the light bulbs are on a series circuit.

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The batteries are on a parallel circuit, and the light bulbs are on a series circuit.

Question 2

This type of rock was originally liquid below Earth's crust and is formed by lava and magma

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igneous

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

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fossils

Question 3

This type of rock is formed by heat pressure

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metamorphic

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fossil

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sedimentary

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igneous

Question 4

A river flows through a canyon and picks up silt. That sediment and silt runs downstream and deposits where the river ends. When that material gets to the beach, it sits there. Over millions of years, _________________________ form.

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sedimentary rocks

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fossils

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igneous rocks

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metamorphic rocks

Question 5

Mr. Lopez is teaching a unit on seasons. He explains why summer days are longer and winter days are shorter. What should Mr. Lopez emphasize regarding the Earth when explaining this phenomenon?

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tilt on its axis

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revolution around the sun

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position in the solar system

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distance away from the sun

Question 6

The sun appears bigger than other stars because of

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the distance Earth is from the sun

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the size of the sun

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the size of the solar system

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the distance the sun is from Mars

Question 7

The __________ affects the ocean tides.

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moon

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sun

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stars

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solar system

Question 8

What keeps the Earth from falling into the sun?

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all of the above

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There is a fairly constant gravitational force between the sun and the Earth keeping, the Earth in its orbit

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Kepler's law and Newton's laws

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The Earth is not moving fast enough to "escape" the sun's gravity and leave the solar system, but it is going too fast to be pulled into the sun

Question 9

The best way for a student to understand the reproductive organs of a flower is to

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Dissect a flower and examine its reproductive organs

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Read about it in the textbook

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Look at a diagram of a flower

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Draw a flower and label its reproductive organs

Question 10

The diagram below shows

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common ancestry

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natural selection

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evolution

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classification

Question 11

As random genetic mutations occur within an organism's genetic code, the beneficial mutations are preserved because they aid survival. This is called

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natural selection

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common ancestry

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dominant traits

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recessive traits

Question 12

Evolution occurs in

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populations

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organisms

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kingdoms

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individuals

Question 13

The six different kingdoms are

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plante, animalia, fungi, protista, eubacteria, archaebacteria

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phylum, animalia, fungi, protista, eubacteria, archaebacteria.

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plante, animalia, fungi, protista, eubacteria, prokaryote.

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plante, animalia, fungi, protista, eukaryote, archaebacteria.

Question 14

Ms. Smith is teaching her students that cells divide to make other cells. Ms. Smith is teaching:

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cell theory

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evoluation

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natural selection

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classification

Question 15

Ms. Rodriguez wants students to understand the diet of an owl. The best way for students to understand this is by:

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Dissecting an owl pellet (owl poop)

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Researching owls in an encyclopedia

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Reading a chapter on owls in the textbook

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Using a Venn diagram to compare and contrast to owl diet with the hawk diet

Question 16

Mr. Jackson takes his students outside to the sidewalk, where a puddle of water has just evaporated. He asks a student to place her hand where the puddle was and the other hand where there was no puddle of water. The sidewalk will feel:

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Cooler where the puddle was than where there was no puddle.

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The same temperature for both where the puddle was and where there was no puddle.

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Cooler where there was no puddle than where the puddle was.

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The temperature cannot be determined through touch. He would need a thermometer.

Question 17

The particles in an atom that are negatively charged are

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electrons

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protons

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neutrons

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protons and neutrons together

Question 18

The gravitational pull of two objects depends on

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the mass of the two objects

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the gravity of two objects

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the atomic make-up of the two objects

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The electrons in the two objects' atoms

Question 19

Metals are good __________ in that electric current can flow freely down/through them.

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conductors

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insulators

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components

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contractors

Question 20

In a magnet, opposite sides __________ and the same sides __________.

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attract, repel

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attract, attract

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repel, attract

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repel, repel

Question 21

A tree going through photosynthesis is using what type of energy?

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chemical energy

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mechanical energy

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solar energy

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electrical energy

Question 22

__________ are atoms that have lost or gained one or more __________.

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ions, electrons

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compounds, electrons

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compounds, protons

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ions, protons

Question 23

These are made up of atoms that are held together by chemical bonds

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molecules

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electrons

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protons

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particles

Question 24

__________ happen when warmer, lighter air at the Equator moves towards the cooler air at the poles.

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convection currents

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conduction currents

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atmospheric currents

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jet streams

Question 25

__________ are made up of metals and rocky material, while __________ are made up of ice, dust, and rocky material.

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asteroids, comets

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comets, asteroids

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meteors, comets

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asteroids, meteors

Question 26

This event in history was pivotal in that it galvanized the U.S. space program and started what is known as the Space Race

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Launch of Russia's Sputnik

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building of the Ruddian Space Station

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U.S. astronauts walking on the moon

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Challenger explosion

Question 27

This picture is an example of the

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hydrosphere

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geosphere

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cryosphere

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biosphere

Question 28

When metal rusts, this is called

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chemical weathering

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erosion

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physical weathering

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deposition

Question 29

In the diagram below, number 6 is

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subsoil

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topsoil

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bedrock

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lava

Question 30

When salt is dissolved in water, it disappears. However, you can still taste the salt. This is called

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solution

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compound

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colloid

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suspension

Question 31

Mr. Jasper wants to show students when oil and water are shaken, no matter how hard, the oil can still be seen as little oil bubbles throughout the mixture. Mr. Jasper is showing the class a:

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heterogeneous mixture

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homogeneous mixture

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solution

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colloid

Question 32

Ms. Francis wants to conduct a lab with her students. What is the best way to ensure safety, efficiency, and student learning?

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Predetermine groups, assign specific roles for each students, and require a lab journal write-up.

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Get students into groups to learn on their own.

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Predetermine groups, conduct the lab, and debrief.

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Go over the scientific method to ensure students understand the process of the lab.

Question 33

What would be the best way to demonstrate friction?

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Both A and B

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Roll a skateboard down the sidewalk and then on the grass to show the difference in speed.

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Have students rub their hands together rapidly to observe the heat produced.

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Have students rub a balloon on their heads and watch their hair stand up.

Question 34

A rock sitting on top of a hill has what kind of energy?

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potential

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kinectic

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mechanical

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chemical

Question 35

When you push a box through the doorway, you are using

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mechanical energy

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chemical energy

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kinetic energy

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potential energy

Question 36

The best way for a group of students to collect and organize different data points, such as measures of plant growth by date, would be to use a

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spreadsheet

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database

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lab journal

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wiki

Question 37

If a plant is growing in the corner of the room, the plant will most likely grow toward

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the light

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the window

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the AC

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the students

Question 38

One of the biggest differences in plant cells and animal cells

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B and C

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Animal cells have a cell wall, and plant cells have a cell membrane

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Plant cells have a cell wall, and animal cells have a cell membrane

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Animal cells have mitochondria, and plant cells have chloroplasts

Question 39

Punnet squares were first introduced by __________ to determine __________.

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Punnet, genotype

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Newton, inheritance

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Newton, genotype

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Mendel, inheritance

Question 40

This animal has an open circulatory system

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grasshopper

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cow

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fish

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snake

Question 41

The levels of organization, from smallest to largest, within an organism are

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cell, tissues, organ, organ system, organism

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tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, cells

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organ, tissues, cells, organ systems, organisms

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organisms, organ systems, organs, tissues, cells

Question 42

Eukaryotic organisms are __________, and prokaryotic organisms are __________.

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multicellular, single cellular

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single cellular, multicellular

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multicellular, multicellular

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single cellular, single cellular

Question 43

A science teacher who works with chemicals in her room should store the chemical manual

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In her classroom where it can easily be accessed by anyone who needs it.

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In the principal's office

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In a locked cabinet in her classroom.

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In another teacher's room, where she can access it when she needs to.

Question 44

What would be the best way for a teacher to ensure her monolingual students, who are learning English, understand the complex lesson she will teach on cell division?

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Provide monolingual students with materials in their native language along with text in English.

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Provide monolingual students with materials only in English. They need to learn English eventually anyway.

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Provide monolingual students with pictures to go along with the complex English text.

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Pair monolingual students with advanced English speaking students for paired reading.

Question 45

In an experiment to see if fertilizer works on a cactus, students have two cacti. Both cacti receive the same water and sunlight. Both cacti are in the same place within the room, and the temperature is the same for both cacti. However, one cactus gets fertilizer and the other does not. Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable.

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The independent variable is the fertilizer. The dependent variable is the growth of the cacti in centimeters.

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The independent variable is the sunlight. The dependent variable is the fertilizer.

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The independent variable is the cactus that did not get fertilizer. The dependent variable is the sun.

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The independent variable is the fertilizer. The dependent variable is the sun.

Question 46

Which would be the best way to activate students' curiosity of the world around them?

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Have students go outside and identify as many living and nonliving things as they can.

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Have students draw as many living and nonliving things as they can.

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Have students compete to see how many living things and nonliving things they can identify.

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Have students research on the computer living and nonliving things.

Question 47

What would be the best way to demonstrate the difference in growth of the two cacti?

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bar graph

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line graph

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pie graph

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splatter plot

Question 48

What would be the best way for a teacher to assess how students apply the scientific method?

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Formatively assess students by walking around the lab and watch how students apply the scientific method.

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Use a teacher-made multiple choice assessment with scientific method questions

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Administer a state-mandated assessment that assesses the standards for scientific method.

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Survey students to identify their understanding of the scientific method.

Question 49

A primary telescope uses a __________ lens.

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reflective

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refractive

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opaque

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transitional

Question 50

In a lunar eclipse, what is the order of the Earth, sun, and moon?

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sun, Earth, moon

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Earth, moon, sun

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moon, Earth, sun

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Earth, sun, moon

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